NANTWICH First Responders have won the 2017 National Community Hero Award – and were presented with their certificate by a little boy who owes them his life.

The award, run by the Giving Machine, recognises the achievements of unsung community heroes who make a difference and go that extra mile to help others.

Ambulance first responders Gavin Palin and Max Kelly have been rushing to the aid of people in and around Nantwich for years and last year Gavin revived three-year-old Matthew Anderson, who had suffered a cardiac arrest.